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Power steering
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionWomen in Bangladesh start successful businesses using power-tiller-operated seeders.
Breaking Ground: Dyutiman Choudhary builds strong agribusinesses for sustainable economic growth
Nutrition, health and food securityCIMMYT market development specialist works to strengthen the seed and fertilizer market systems and value chains in Nepal.
Q&A: A decade of improved and climate-smart maize through collaborative research and innovation
Climate adaptation and mitigationA ten-year partnership led by CIMMYT and IITA tackles climate-induced risks in maize production, developing and deploying new climate-adaptive varieties benefiting over 8 million households in sub-Saharan Africa.
Costich retires, but her odyssey continues
Capacity developmentThe head of the Maize Germplasm Bank, who retired in September, modernized the bank’s data curation and promoted outreach to maize landrace farming communities in the Americas.
Lightbulb moments
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionOn International Day of Women and Girls in Science, CGIAR and CIMMYT scientists share their career journeys.
CGIAR webinar unleashes multidisciplinary approach to climate change and plant health
Environmental health and biodiversityExperts and over 900 participants tackled the agricultural, social, and environmental consequences of climate change-driven impacts on plant health.
Fast-tracked adoption of second-generation resistant maize varieties key to managing maize lethal necrosis in Africa
InnovationsNew lines of CIMMYT-derived maize show increased resistance to maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease. Their rapid adoption, along with sustained monitoring and prevention efforts, are crucial to preventing another outbreak, argues a new report.
Taking stock of value chain development
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionAssessing the approach’s potential and limitations for strengthening the livelihoods of the rural poor, a new book draws conclusions applicable across the development field.
Breaking Ground: Gokul Paudel finds the best on-farm practices for South Asia
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionCIMMYT system economist explores ways to streamline smallholder farming systems through mechanization, gender equity and conservation agriculture.
No greater challenge
Nutrition, health and food securityWorld-renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs joins CIMMYT’s end-of-year event to reflect upon the important tasks CGIAR should undertake in its upcoming 50 years of impact.
Best of 2020: Editors’ picks
InnovationsThis year, we published more than 250 stories related to maize and wheat science around the world. Here are some of our favorites.
Money-making machines
Capacity developmentSmall-mechanization pilot initiative signs up 15 service providers to boost incomes and resilience through a lease-to-own business model in Masvingo, Zimbabwe.
Molecular breeding speeds development of better seeds
InnovationsNeed for continuous testing and application of new breeding methods to deliver resilient seed varieties at a faster rate is more important now than ever before.
Q&A: CGIAR investment has generated returns of 10 times the amount invested
InnovationsPhilip Pardey discusses the importance of collaboration between national research systems and CGIAR, and why investment in agricultural research and development is needed now more than ever.
Breaking Ground: Rahel Assefa thrives off witnessing impact
Ethiopia-based project manager finds inspiration in supporting programs and colleagues across Africa.